Drawing and Painting for Mindfulness and Creativity – with Emma Burleigh
This was an unusual workshop in that it had no association with techniques or creating a ‘piece of art’. Its purpose was to explore how art-making can open the door to mindfulness, insight and well-being.
It was the second workshop organised for online delivery during pandemic restrictions, a peculiar time when many had lost their motivation. Award-winning artist Emma Burleigh (http://www.emmaburleigh.com) led participants to some understanding of how art can support to mindfully ‘come to your senses’ without the burden of needing your art to be ‘good’.
"That workshop was an amazingly pleasant surprise."
"Emma managed to help me draw on my senses and eliminate fear of making mistakes in my art work. My drawings were more real because it came from the heart rather than my head and I didn’t overthink what was going onto the paper. It made everything authentic and free - a brilliant session and thank you so much."
"As a wood-carving artisan, I do not pretend that I can draw or do ‘real’ art but being guided to put down scribbles and blocks of colour in such an abstract way I was able to express myself in a way that I never thought possible. Thank you for bringing Emma to us."
Some of the fun – random doodling with both hands simultaneously, drawing without seeing (paper shield), and an abstract portrait from the heart rather than the brain…
It was the second workshop organised for online delivery during pandemic restrictions, a peculiar time when many had lost their motivation. Award-winning artist Emma Burleigh (http://www.emmaburleigh.com) led participants to some understanding of how art can support to mindfully ‘come to your senses’ without the burden of needing your art to be ‘good’.
"That workshop was an amazingly pleasant surprise."
"Emma managed to help me draw on my senses and eliminate fear of making mistakes in my art work. My drawings were more real because it came from the heart rather than my head and I didn’t overthink what was going onto the paper. It made everything authentic and free - a brilliant session and thank you so much."
"As a wood-carving artisan, I do not pretend that I can draw or do ‘real’ art but being guided to put down scribbles and blocks of colour in such an abstract way I was able to express myself in a way that I never thought possible. Thank you for bringing Emma to us."
Some of the fun – random doodling with both hands simultaneously, drawing without seeing (paper shield), and an abstract portrait from the heart rather than the brain…
